townspeople

英 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]

美 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]

n.  镇民; 市民; 城里人; (某一城镇的)居民

BNC.22315 / COCA.13886

牛津词典

noun

• 镇民；市民；城里人；（某一城镇的）居民
  people who live in towns, not in the countryside; the people who live in a particular town

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 镇民;市民
  Thetownspeopleof a town or city are the people who live there.
  1. Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
     食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。

英英释义

noun

• the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
  1. the whole town cheered the team
  Synonym:towntownsfolk

双语例句

• He was interested in humorous poems, joking commentaries on the news, and satirical observations of fellow townspeople.
  他对幽默诗，诙谐的新闻评论以及讽刺当地市民的小品文感兴趣。
• The townspeople have raised$ 9 million for a new museum.
  镇民们为建造一座新的博物馆已经筹集了9百万美元。
• Luke does not specify the sin, but both she and the townspeople knew what it was, and this debt of sin was overwhelming to her.
  路加并没有具体说明她犯了甚么罪，但她自己和她的同乡都心知肚明，而这罪债是她无力偿还的。
• The temptation of chocolate gradually awakens the townspeople's hidden appetites and newly discovered taste for freedom.
  巧克力的诱惑逐渐唤醒了小镇居民潜藏的欲望，激发了他们对心灵自由的向往。
• You want us to do it in front of the townspeople?
  你想要我们在全镇人的面前杀了他？
• And most of the townspeople were in debt to him.
  大多数镇上的人都欠他钱。
• Few townspeople collaborated with the occupying army.
  没有几个市民与占领军合作。
• A wave of superstitious fear spread among the townspeople
  盲目的恐惧感在市民中蔓延。
• Some townspeople surmise it's the devil's work, based on claw marks on the victims.
  城里有些人猜测这是魔鬼干的，因为被害者身上的爪子印。
• The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.
  洪水割断了该镇居民与外界的联系。